In September of the seventeenth year of Yongchang, the dust settled, and it was only ten days before Princess Shuyi and her relatives.

Zihan sat in the hall and made up in the mirror. She looked at her face in the bronze mirror, and thought of her deceased mother, and tears couldn't help but fall. Suddenly, the bamboo curtain outside the door was lightly beaten, and it was a petite and lovely person who came in, she smiled softly at Zihan, and called softly, "Eldest sister." ”

Zihan quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, barely held up a smile, got up and greeted him, "Yuerong, why are you here?" ”

Yuerong was a little timid, and a trace of depression suddenly flashed in her eyes, "Eldest sister, I heard from my mother that you will marry far away in a few days......"

Zihan's expression was quiet and soft, and a warm smile appeared on his face, "Yes, are you going to see me off too?" ”

"No, it's not." Yuerong was a little anxious, she suddenly grabbed Zihan's sleeve and said earnestly, "Eldest sister, I don't want you to go to Yan Kingdom." ”

"Silly girl." There were some sour ripples in Zihan's words, "I have to go." ”

Yue Rong raised her eyes, and there were tears flashing in her eyes, "But...... But after all, Yan Country is a small border country, and the Yan King is a wolf son, so I am afraid that the eldest sister will be wronged if she goes......"

Zihan's smile was like the light through the clouds, and the shadows fell, without a trace, "Don't worry about me, you are in the palace, you must honor your father and mother, and you can be regarded as doing a filial piety for the eldest sister." ”

"No, the eldest sister personally went to beg her father, and the father would agree, he was already shaken, I can see that my father loves my eldest sister very much, and Zhaoyuan Niangniang passed away, and my father was also very sad......"

Yuerong was so choked that she couldn't speak, only tears flowed down.

Zihan heard Yuerong mention her mother, and a burst of compassion suddenly surged in her heart, she tried her best to calm her breath, and said in a deep voice, "Yuerong, you must know that we were born in the royal family, and we can't just think about ourselves. ”

"But...... I only have two playmates in the palace, one is the eldest sister and the other is the fourth brother...... The fourth brother is gone, and the eldest sister is going to marry far away, I really don't know what to do......" As soon as the fourth brother Yunjing was mentioned, Yuerong's tears were like beads with broken threads, falling straight down, "Why do we have to be born in the royal family, why can't we do what we want to do like ordinary people, why do we have to carry so many missions, eldest sister, I'm really tired of living, really tired......"

Zihan was a little stunned when she heard this, and after a moment of silence, she hugged Yuerong distressedly, and said in a very soft voice, "Yuerong, you and I were born in the royal family, we are the princesses of a country, and we accept the support of the people all over the world. I have to go, if I don't go, someone will go, I am the eldest daughter, so I naturally have to bear this responsibility. ”

Yuerong shook her head tiredly, and a slight light suddenly flashed in her eyes, "We can't change the fact of harmony, but someone must take this responsibility." The eldest sister is the emperor of the clan, and I am also the emperor, King Yan needs a princess and a kiss, but he didn't name which princess it is, so it's the same if I go. ”

When Zihan heard this, his heart was suffocated, "Yuerong, what do you mean by this?" ”

Yuerong suddenly raised her eyes, with a strange firmness in her eyes, "Eldest sister, let me go and kiss you instead." ”

"Do you know what you're talking about!?" Zihan Huoran stood up, his pupils suddenly constricted, "You are still young, how can you go and kiss?" My father has already arranged for me to go, so don't say such stupid things! ”

"Eldest sister......" Yuerong's eyes were deep, and tears were unstoppable in her eyes, "The person who should be close to me was originally me, I am sorry for my father, I am sorry for the queen, and I am sorry for the entire Chu country......"

Zihan's heart sank, "What are you talking about......"

"Eldest sister, let me go for you." Yuerong knelt in front of Zihan, and her words were full of sadness, "Zhaoyuan Niangniang risked her life, just so that the eldest sister could stay in her homeland, and the eldest sister could not live up to Zhaoyuan Niangniang's hard work." But I have nothing to worry about, my biological mother Concubine Shufei has a fifth brother under her knees, she loves the fifth brother the most, and she will definitely not be too sad for me. I am about to reach the age of leaving the cabinet, and I will not be a relative, but I will also be pointed out to the princes and nobles. Eldest sister, I don't want to ...... like this."

"I disagree!" Zihan's eyes were dead silent, she looked at Yuerong, and said in a deep voice, "You think everything is too simple, you marry into the Yan Kingdom, and the life and death of the Chu State will all be on your shoulders, you are nominally a relative, but in fact you are a sheep into the tiger's mouth, if the Yan King rebels in the future, you are the bargaining chip he holds!" ”

Yuerong's eyes were gloomy, but her voice was extremely firm, "These eldest sisters are not afraid, so what am I afraid of?" Besides, my life was originally owed to my father and the queen, and I was relieved to give it back to them. ”

Zihan was almost stunned when he heard this, and he was at a loss for a while.

That night, the candles lit at night.

The two sisters held hands and talked to each other, saying many things that had never been said.

After hearing the news that Yuerong was going to replace Zihan and his relatives, Zhong Yuxiu ran into Mingxiu Pavilion almost frantically.

Yuerong raised her eyes, with a little silence and tiredness between her eyebrows, and looked at Yuxiu deeply, "Mother, you are here." ”

Before the words fell, she received a heavy slap on the face from Zhong Yuxiu.

Yuxiu's entire beautiful face was overturned with tears, she looked at Yuerong and couldn't help but cry like rain, "Why, why do you want to go to kiss instead of Princess Shuyi?!" Moon! You make it clear to Hongu! Did they force you, is that so!? ”

Yuerong looked at Yuxiu's almost crazy face, and her eyes blurred with tears, "No one forced me, I was willing to go." ”

"Yuerong!" Yuxiu's emotions were almost out of control, she grabbed Yuerong's sleeve fiercely, pulled back, and said, "Don't go!" This palace is not allowed! Now go back with Hongu immediately! ”

The touch in Yuerong's heart swelled like a tide, she looked at Yuxiu's shocked expression, and choked up, "Mother, wake up, Da Chu is about to die, and you are still taking care of your own selfish interests?!" ”

Zhong Yuxiu's snow-white teeth bit on her purple lower lip, and she said hard word by word, "Even if the country dies, my Zhong Yuxiu's daughter will definitely not be able to kiss!" With the eldest princess ahead of you, what can you do?! ”

When Yuerong heard this, she suddenly smiled coldly, and her voice was deep and decisive and cold, "The mother concubine is so stupid, I can't complain for so many years, and my father has never treated you sincerely." ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Yuxiu seemed to have been slapped in the face, and she was so shocked that she didn't know what to do.

"It's a big rebellion!" Yuxiu was so angry that she trembled, she suddenly raised her hand, and almost slapped it again, "You are my daughter, and such rebellious words can even come out of your mouth!" It's in vain that I've raised you for so many years! ”

"What's wrong with what I said?" Yuerong straightened her spine and looked at Zhong Yuxiu calmly, "It was you who had a vicious mind and killed the fourth brother for the sake of the fifth brother's power and usurpation...... Mother, do you know how I've been here all these years? I feel guilty day and night for the death of my fourth brother, but ...... You did everything, so why should I bear this sin?! ”

"I did it?" A cold smile bloomed on Yuxiu's lips, but the smile was cold enough to chill people's hearts, "Everything I did was not for you, for your fifth brother!" If the fourth prince is still alive, he is the concubine of the middle palace! There is a difference between the concubines, do you know what is at stake?! ”

"I don't understand, I don't understand neither!" The tears in Yuerong's eyes became more and more full, and she said stupidly, "I really don't know, what's so good about being an emperor?" My father became the emperor, but do you think he has ever been happy? I really don't understand why you want your son to be emperor! ”

Yu Xiu was so angry that she was stunned, and the tears on her face instantly condensed into frost, "Yuerong, you shouldn't hate me." I wanted Yun Wei to be the crown prince, but I didn't deliberately kill the four princes, if you hadn't taken him to the lake and let him jump in, how could the four princes drown? If this palace is at fault, are you not at fault at all? ”

Yuerong's face was confused, and tears continued to flow out of her eyes, "Yes, I am guilty, and I can't get rid of the death of my fourth brother, but in the past three years, what day have I not been afraid and lived carefully?" I didn't dare to talk to my father, nor did I dare to ask the queen to say goodbye, or even to meet my eldest brother and second brother. Every night after I fall asleep, I always dream that my fourth brother is in the water, calling my name over and over again, calling me to save him, but I just left, how desperate he should be, he must hate me to death, he will not forgive me, if I see him one day, I have no way to face him......"

Yuerong's crying gradually became bitter, her eyes were red, her eyes were scorching, she stared at Zhong Yuxiu with burning eyes, and said angrily, "But you don't blame me, I also want to save him, but mother, you are obviously standing in front of you, I have begged you so many times, why do you just refuse to save the fourth brother, he is still so young, he can still speak, and he is still shouting for help, you obviously heard it, but why are you so ruthless to do it......"

Yuxiu's expression gradually weakened, and finally her face was like a dead ash, "Yes, I didn't listen to you, I didn't save the fourth prince, so if you hate me, you have to replace the eldest princess to make peace, and you want to marry King Yan, so as to take revenge on me......"

"I'm not going to take revenge on you in this way. I just want to get out of this place as soon as possible, and leave all the people here, whether it's life or death, it doesn't matter. Yuerong raised her eyes and looked at Zhong Yuxiu coldly, "I just beg for the next life, don't be the royal daughter again, don't be your daughter again." ”

"Then let it go!" Yuxiu tried her best to calm her breath, and there was a small cold light that shook violently under her eyes, "You are really my Zhong Yuxiu's good daughter, the Great Chu royal family actually produced such a princess who disgraced the family!" ”

"I am a princess and a princess, and I will only make Da Chu glorious." Yuerong looked at Zhong Yuxiu coldly, "The person who humiliates Da Chu will only be you Concubine Zhong Shu." ”

"Unfilial daughter!" Zhong Yuxiu raised his hand and smashed the celadon on the shelf, the porcelain piece fell to the ground, and there was a burst of sound, Yuxiu looked at Yuerong angrily, and finally spoke out hatefully, "Yuerong, since you hate me so much, then you go and kiss, this palace will not say a word to the emperor for you, from now on, whether you are alive or dead, you will never do the affairs of this palace again, you are not willing to be the daughter of this palace, this palace will fulfill your heart!" ”